#226E99#226E99

#226E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.099 H 238.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E99
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(202, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.93, -7.61, -29.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.93, 30.82, 255.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% -0.0519 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.099 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9831, 13.7904, 32.1611)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E99 #994D22

analogous

#229989 #226E99 #223399

triadic

#226E99 #99226E #6E9922

tetradic

#226E99 #892299 #994D22 #339922

square

#226E99 #892299 #994D22 #339922

split-complementary

#226E99 #992233 #998922

monochromatic

#0C2635 #174A67 #226E99 #2D92CB #5BACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#226E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#226E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E99

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E99	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.099 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b7',
    500: '#226e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e99;
$custom-light: #6f97b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.681,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51296,
    "c": 0.09909,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E99

secondary

#BF7D58

accent

#7D41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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